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Based on their earlier speculation, if the chat group really did require 100,000 points of total spending to trigger the next stage, then in theory, Veyron and Merlin would only need to cover 50,000 each.
But thanks to the Highschool of the Dead mission, and Gwen's world providing consistent long-term missions, the rest of the group had also racked up a decent amount of points—especially Gwen, who had completed several "events," each netting her 10,000 points solo.
So, after a bit of discussion, they agreed on a fair split.
Fujiwara Chika, Hancock, Fubuki, Gwen, and Selena would each spend at least 5,000 points. Whatever was left, Veyron and Merlin would cover.
In the end, the five of them collectively spent 45,000 points. Add to that the scattered spending over the past few months—things like Gacha pulls, purchases from the shop, etc.—and that left Veyron and Merlin with just under 40,000 points to go.
Veyron, who had a habit of checking the group shop immediately every time it refreshed, confirmed there wasn't anything that caught his interest. So, he skipped straight to the Gacha and did two rounds of ten pulls—twenty draws in total.
『Ordinary Human』:(¬_¬)
『Earth's Cancer』: Uh… from what I saw in the spam of Gacha messages, didn't you actually get a few decent items?
『Ordinary Human』: I'm not saying the items were bad. It's just that, for me right now, most of them aren't all that useful.
One of the pulls gave him the core of a dead star—about the size of a basketball but so dense it could cause a magnitude-8 or 9 earthquake just by dropping it on the ground. Top-tier stuff for crafting high-grade weapons and gear.
Sounds impressive, right?
Veyron gently touched the necklace around his neck—an ornament made from millions of stars—and silently thought, Sure, it's cool… but so what?
That's not to say the entire Gacha was useless, though. There were still a few noteworthy pulls:
A can of Senzu Beans — straight from Dragon Ball and its spin-offs. In theory, even a universe-destroying being could be healed back to perfect condition by chewing one of these, as long as they were still breathing.
Blueprints for crafting Saint Cloths — from Saint Seiya. It included the complete forging methods for all 88 Cloths: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. The catch? It required Cosmo energy, and rare materials like Orichalcum, Gammanium, and Star Dust Sand.
A Spear of Longinus — origin unknown, and definitely not the red twin-bladed one from Neon Genesis Evangelion. This version was more like a classic spear, stained with the blood of a God from some unknown world. Massive damage boost against anything divine… and even against physical, spiritual, or energy-based targets, it was no slouch.
—[Group System Announcement]—
[Total group point expenditure has reached 101,024 (required: 100,000)]
[The condition to unlock Admin Election has been met. Once an admin is chosen, the chat group will undergo its next upgrade.]
[Would you like to begin the admin vote now? (Yes) / (No)]
[Note: If more than half the members vote "Yes," the Admin Voting process will begin.]
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While Veyron was sorting out his Gacha loot and casually chatting with Chika and the others in the group, Merlin had also completed her spending.
And then—it happened.
A system notification popped up for everyone in the chat group.
『Earth's Cancer』: Whoa, so it was the 100,000 points… Technically, we could've triggered the next upgrade months ago.
『Lady Avalon』: What can I say? Blame the system for being useless.
『Lady Avalon』: If only the store actually gave me something worth buying, or the Gacha wasn't such a complete scam, we wouldn't have had to wait this long for the prompt to finally appear…
『Ghost-Spider』: Ah, admin rights… no wonder I always felt like this chat group was missing something compared to the ones I've joined online. Now I get it.
『Snake Empress』: So… are we starting the vote now?
『Catwoman』: Of course we are. Didn't the system say we have to elect an admin before the group can upgrade again?
With seven out of seven members all selecting "Yes," the Admin Vote kicked off immediately.
And the results?
[You have received 1 anonymous vote in the Admin Election] ×6
Including his own vote, that was a unanimous decision.
[System Announcement: The Admin Election has ended.]
[Group member "Ordinary Human" has been elected as the new Administrator.]
[New permissions unlocked: Admin Panel (Click to view details)]
[System Announcement: Chat Group Upgrade Beginning]
[3... 2... 1...]
[Upgrade Complete]
[System Announcement: Chat Group is now Level 3.]
[Features (Shop) and (Gacha) have been upgraded.]
[New features unlocked: (Point Enhancement) and (Shared Space).]
[Check the features tab for full details.]
The two old features—Shop and Gacha —got some solid improvements.
The Shop still refreshes once every seven days, and the number of items available is still tied to the number of group members.
But here's what's new: Now, members can lock in up to three items from the shop. These will be moved to a private inventory and won't disappear when the rest of the store refreshes. That way, if you spot something you want but don't have enough points yet, you can still reserve it.
As for the Gacha, a new option was added alongside the usual 100-point basic pull: A 1,000-point advanced draw, also available in ten-pull format.
Unlike the basic version, the advanced draw filters out all prizes the system considers worth less than 100 points—a soft guarantee, in other words, to avoid junk drops.
Then there were the two brand new features:
Point Enhancement: This allows members to spend points to enhance literally anything—including themselves.
If you're enhancing a weapon, you can boost its sharpness, durability, or even grant it special effects like the ability to harm spirits or intangible beings—even if it started out as ordinary steel.
If you're enhancing a person, you can upgrade basic stats like strength or speed, or even improve more abstract attributes like talent, lifespan, or natural aptitude. It's also possible to directly enhance unique abilities—like the Sharingan or a Devil Fruit.
Shared Space: According to the description, this is an in-group pocket dimension where members can meet up in person.
And not just group members either.
Even outsiders can enter, as long as a group member gives them access.
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